Sunday, September 30, 2012
college rankings
Anyone who is making decisions based on college rankings should have a look at this.
kudos
Kudos n Stuff: September
Kudos
- Kudos to Megan Hardisty, who will be attending MIT on a softball scholarship
- Kudos to Abby Kuhlman, winner, Elks scholarship
- Tanner Tuttle, winner, Elks scholarship
- Here is the FB page for last year's RHS Seniors, which I'm including because I forgot the information about the one Ashlie and co. organized-- would someone kindly comment with the info?
- For those who wanted the whole story of the FG-kicking Homecoming Queen: http://nyti.ms/n0iPY9
If I missed anyone or if you've done something amazing since I posted this, please let me/us know.
October 1
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: up to you]
In schooling the word "test" has a particular set of connotations. In the world, being tested means different things altogether. Describe something from your life outside school that tested you. How? What did you learn? Did you pass or fail?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Midterm preparation:
HW:
1. Post your midterm review/study strategy to your blog.
2. Review at least 10 of your colleagues' blogs and comment with suggestions, questions, and thank-yous for good ideas. If you get an idea worth using from someone else's blog, revise the strategy on your post to include it. Credit the person who shared the idea by citing his/her blog as the source and including a link back to it.
3. If you find a blog that's worth an honorable mention for content or design, please comment to this post with the URL so that we can all see.
BONUS:
Rheanna just submitted this picture, what does it say to you?
In schooling the word "test" has a particular set of connotations. In the world, being tested means different things altogether. Describe something from your life outside school that tested you. How? What did you learn? Did you pass or fail?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Midterm preparation:
- Determine what resources you'll need (vocabulary lists, to be sure, but what else will help you study? flashcards? software/apps? other people?)
- Talk and collaborate with people you want to team with
- Create a schedule for yourself from today until Friday
- Write a checklist on a piece of paper or device so that you can measure your progress each day
HW:
1. Post your midterm review/study strategy to your blog.
2. Review at least 10 of your colleagues' blogs and comment with suggestions, questions, and thank-yous for good ideas. If you get an idea worth using from someone else's blog, revise the strategy on your post to include it. Credit the person who shared the idea by citing his/her blog as the source and including a link back to it.
3. If you find a blog that's worth an honorable mention for content or design, please comment to this post with the URL so that we can all see.
BONUS:
Rheanna just submitted this picture, what does it say to you?
reminder: vocabulary midterm fri 10.5
To those vocabulary champions who have been watching the blog and wondering why List #8 hasn't been posted, this is a reminder that this week is the midterm. Everything on lists 1-7 is eligible. You will have time in class on Monday to organize yourselves for the purpose.
The goal is perfection. :)
The goal is perfection. :)
Friday, September 28, 2012
the...er...wisdom of conner
Conner said this in class today:
I don't think before I speak so that I can be surprised just like everyone else."
We all felt like we'd heard the idea before but we couldn't find the quote; could this be the Conner original that gets him into Bartlett's? Comment to this post if you find the original (assuming there is one).
I don't think before I speak so that I can be surprised just like everyone else."
We all felt like we'd heard the idea before but we couldn't find the quote; could this be the Conner original that gets him into Bartlett's? Comment to this post if you find the original (assuming there is one).
September 28
JOURNAL TOPIC: ["Indecision" by Eagle Eye Cherry; "King Without a Crown" by Matisyahu]
Hamlet wrestles with difficult decisions and problems by talking them through. Based on what you've read so far, how do you think Hamlet will be influenced by such elements as his family, where he lives, emotion, and the differences between Hamlet's inner world of thoughts/feelings and the outer world that surrounds him? Feel free to apply your own experiences on these topics.
AGENDA:
1. Turn in character study
2. Vocabulary quiz
3. Intro to Hamlet
4. Journal
HW:
1. Research Hamlet online and answer the following questions (with citations for any website you consult and/or quote) in comments to this post: 1)What is the play about? 2)Why is interpreting the play such a challenge? Why doesn't everyone agree on what it means?
2. Find a minimum of three other learning communities that are studying Hamlet (either in an AP class, a college/university course, or independently on FB or elsewhere). Introduce yourself and use the principles of "The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online" to do exactly that! Report the experience(s) on your blog.
Hamlet wrestles with difficult decisions and problems by talking them through. Based on what you've read so far, how do you think Hamlet will be influenced by such elements as his family, where he lives, emotion, and the differences between Hamlet's inner world of thoughts/feelings and the outer world that surrounds him? Feel free to apply your own experiences on these topics.
AGENDA:
1. Turn in character study
2. Vocabulary quiz
3. Intro to Hamlet
4. Journal
HW:
1. Research Hamlet online and answer the following questions (with citations for any website you consult and/or quote) in comments to this post: 1)What is the play about? 2)Why is interpreting the play such a challenge? Why doesn't everyone agree on what it means?
2. Find a minimum of three other learning communities that are studying Hamlet (either in an AP class, a college/university course, or independently on FB or elsewhere). Introduce yourself and use the principles of "The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online" to do exactly that! Report the experience(s) on your blog.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
September 27
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "We Are the Champions" by Queen; "The Real Me" by Johnny Adams; "Who Are You" by Tom Waits]
What's the difference between who you are and who you want to be?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. An epic is a poem
3. Personal statements
4. A word (several, actually) about scholarships
5. Chaucer's dead
6. Characterization (I-V) revisions/exit tickets
7. This agenda is long
HW:
1. Study for vocab test Fri
2. Answer these "Pre-Will"questions in a post on your blog: a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"? b) What do you know about Shakespeare? c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"? and d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
What's the difference between who you are and who you want to be?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. An epic is a poem
3. Personal statements
4. A word (several, actually) about scholarships
5. Chaucer's dead
6. Characterization (I-V) revisions/exit tickets
7. This agenda is long
HW:
1. Study for vocab test Fri
2. Answer these "Pre-Will"questions in a post on your blog: a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"? b) What do you know about Shakespeare? c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"? and d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
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